TGJB Wrote:
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> That about covers it.
>
> Cognitive dissonance— I read that article with
> TVG on in the background, where they mentioned
> that Into Mischief’s stud fee is now 250k. You
> would think that those making a living in
> commercial breeding would realize that if tracks
> keep shutting down, so will demand for their
> product, and get in the game.

Cognitive dissonance? Do you mean like contending that horseracing doesn't belong in urban settings while the Derby, Preakness, and Belmont and at least half of the Breeders Cups are all conducted in -- an urban setting.

I don't recall the urban settings scaring away Euros or Japanese -- although maybe Tyler Gafflione felt emboldened to mug the Japanese horse in last year's derby due to the -- urban setting? I wonder what the Hong Kong Jockey Club thinks about this?

Would be nice if we didn't also have to contend with "friendly" fire like this on top of all the other issues.